A Rose For Emily.ppt

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1、Unit8ARoseforEmily,ARoseforEmily,献给艾米丽的一支玫瑰,Firstpublishedin1930；InFaulknersfictionalcity,Jefferson,inhisfictionalcountyofYoknapatawphaCounty,Mississippi；ItwasFaulknersfirstshortstorypublishedinanationalmagazineForum.,ARoseforEmily,ARoseforEmilyisafive-partshortstorynarratedbythetownspeopleofJeffers

2、on,Mississippi,inthepluralfirst-personperspective(we).,Free-talk:,Didyoufindthisstorydepressing?Uplifting?Disgusting?Whatisyouroverallreactiontothestory?,Briefanalysisofthestory:,Setting(背景）Character（人物）Plot（情节）Pointofview（视角）Theme（主题）Style（风格）Symbolism（象征）,1.Setting(背景）,AcreepyoldhouseinJefferson,Y

3、oknapatawphaCounty,Mississippi,1861-1933(approximately),AstheSouthemergedfromtheCivilWarandReconstructionandattemptedtoshedthestigmaofslavery,itsresidentswerefrequentlytornbetweenanewandanolder,moreestablishedworldorder.,Context:,Religionandpoliticsfrequentlyfailtoprovideorderandguidanceandinsteadco

4、mplicateanddivide.Society,withitsgossip,judgment,andharshpronouncements,conspirestothwarttheambitionsofindividualsstrugglingtoembracetheiridentities.(Emily),Context:,2.Plot:情节,straightenouttheplot；Thestorybeginsandendswiththe“end”ofEmilysstory.TrytodrawatimelinefromEmilyslifebeforeherfathersdeathtoh

5、erowndeath.,Narrativeorderinthestory,DeathtaxbadsmellfatherdiesmeetsHomerArsenicHomerdisappearsChina-paintinglessonDeath,1864MissEmilyGriersonisborn.1870sTheGriersonhouseisbuilt.1894MissEmilysfatherdies.1894MissEmilyfallsill.1894MissEmilystaxesareremitted(inDecember).,Itwasabig,squarishframehousetha

6、thadoncebeenwhite,decoratedwithcupolasandspiresandscrolledbalconiesintheheavilylightsomestyleoftheseventiesP.409,Back,Alive,MissEmilyhadbeenatradition,aduty,andacare;asortofhereditaryobligationuponthetown,datingfromthatdayin1894whenColonelSartoris,themayorremittedhertaxes,thedispensationdatingfromth

7、edeathofherfatheronintoperpetuity.P.410,Back,Sowhenshegottobethirtyandwasstillsinglewhenherfatherdied,itP.412,Back,1894MissEmilymeetsHomerBarron(inthesummer).1896Emilybuysarsenic;HomerislastseenenteringMissEmilyshouse.1896ThetownspeoplebecomeconcernedaboutthesmelloftheGriersonhouseandsprinklelimearo

8、undEmilysplace.,Soshevanquishedthem,horseandfoot,justasshehadvanquishedtheirfathersthirtyyearsbeforeaboutthesmell.Thatwastwoyearsafterherfathersdeathandashorttimeafterhersweethearthaddesertedher.P.411,Back,1896MissEmilystaysinforsixmonths.1896-1898MissEmilyemergesandherhairgraduallyturnsgray.1899Mis

9、sEmilystopsopeningherdoor,anddoesntleavethehouseforaboutfiveyears.1904MissEmilyemergestogivechina-paintinglessonsforaboutsevenyears.1911MissEmilystopsgivingpaintinglessons.Overtenyearspassbeforeshehasanycontactwiththetown.,Nowandthenwecouldseeheratawindowforamoment,asthemendidthatnightwhentheysprink

10、ledthelime,butforalmostsixmonthsshedidnotappearonthestreets.P.415,Back,Fromthattimeonherfrontdoorremainedclosed,saveforaperiodofsixorsevenyears,whenshewasaboutforty,duringwhichshegavelessonsinchina-paintingP.415,Back,1926They“newergeneration”comestoaskaboutthetaxes.Thisisthirtyyearsafterthebusinessw

11、iththelime.Thisisthelastcontactshehaswiththetownbeforeherdeath.1938MissEmilydiesat74yearsold.Tobeleavesthehouse.TwodayslaterthefuneralisheldattheGriersonhouse.Atthefuneral,thetownspeoplebreakdownthedoortothebridalchamber,whichnoonehasseenin40years.,PlotDiagram,2,1,3,4,5,InitialSituation,DeathandTaxe

12、smovefromahugefuneralattendedbyeverybodyintowntothisstrangelittlestoryabouttaxes.,Conflict,Taxesarenttheonlythingthatstinks.LotsofbizarrestuffaboutMissEmily;MissEmilyV.S.governmentleaderMissEmilyV.S.townpeople,Whenherfatherdiedsherefusedtobelieveitforfourdays;Thesummerafterherfatherdied,shefinallyge

13、tsaboyfriend;Whenworriedthatherboyfriendmightleaveher,sheboughtsomepoisonandherboyfrienddisappeared,andtherewasabadsmellaroundherhouse.,Complication(risingaction),TheTownsConscience,ThetownwashorribletoMissEmilywhenshestarteddatingHomerBarron.Theywantedtoholdhertothesouthernladyidealsherforbearersha

14、dmappedoutforher.Shewasfinallyabletobreakfreewhenherfatherdied,butthetownwontletherdoit.WhentheycantstopherfromdatingHomerthemselves,theysickthecousinsonher.,WhereisClimaxinthestory?,Climax,“ForRats”,Emilywantedtoholdtighttothedreamthatshemighthaveanormallife,withloveandafamily.Whensheseesthateveryb

15、odythetownspeople,theminister,hercousins,andevenHomerhimselfisbentonmessingupherplans,shehasanextremereaction.Thatswhy,forus,theclimaxisencapsulatedintheimageoftheskullandcrossbonesonthearsenicpackageandthewarning,“Forrats.”,ForRats,Suspense,Emilybuysthearsenic.Thetownisinsuspenseoverwhethertheyarem

16、arried,soonwillbe,orneverwillbe.Theirreactionsrangefrommurderous,topitying,todownrightinterference.WealsolearnthatHomerBarronwaslastseenenteringtheresidenceofMissEmilyGriersononthenightinquestion.So,wecanbeinsuspenseaboutwhathappenedtohim.,Denouement(Fallingaction),TheNext40YearsThestorywindsdownbyf

17、illingusinonMissEmilysgoingsoninthe40yearsbetweenHomersdisappearanceandEmilysfuneral.Otherthanthepaintinglessons,herlifeduringthattimeisamystery,becauseshestayedinside.,Conclusion,TheBed,theRottingCorpse,andtheHairThetownspeopleenterthebedroomthatsbeenlockedfor40years,onlytofindtherottingcorpseofHom

18、erBarron.,3.Pointofview（视角）,FirstPerson(PeripheralNarrator)firstpeoplethanfirstperson”,4.Theme（主题）,TraditionversusChangeThroughthemysteriousfigureofEmilyGrierson,Faulknerconveysthestrugglethatcomesfromtryingtomaintaintraditioninthefaceofwidespread,radicalchange.,Jeffersonisatacrossroads,embracingamo

19、dern,morecommercialfuturewhilestillperchedontheedgeofthepast,fromthefadedgloryoftheGriersonhometothetowncemeterywhereanonymousCivilWarsoldiershavebeenlaidtorest.(P409-410)Emily,ThePowerofDeath,DeathhangsoverARoseforEmily,fromthenarratorsmentionofEmilysdeathatthebeginningofthestorythroughthedescripti

20、onofEmilysdeath-hauntedlifetothefounderingoftraditioninthefaceofmodernchanges.,Emilyattemptstoexertpoweroverdeathbydenyingthefactofdeathitself.Herbizarrerelationshiptothedeadbodiesofthemenshehasloveisrevealedfirstwhenherfatherdies.Unabletoadmitthathehasdied,Emilyclingstothecontrollingpaternalfigurew

21、hosedenialandcontrolbecametheonlyyetextremeformoflovesheknew.Shegivesuphisbodyonlyreluctantly.,WhenHomerdies,Emilyrefusestoacknowledgeitonceagainalthoughthistime,sheherselfwasresponsibleforbringingaboutthedeath.InkillingHomer,shewasabletokeephimnearher.However,Homerslifelessnessrenderedhimpermanentl

22、ydistant.EmilyandHomersgrotesquemarriagerevealsEmilysdisturbingattempttofuselifeanddeath.However,deathultimatelytriumphs.,5.Style（风格）,Whatkindofstoryisit?AlovestoryAdetectivestoryAGothicstory,ARoseforEmilywrittenisperhapsthequintessentialexampleofSouthern-Gothicliteratureandaneffectiveallegoryofther

23、elationsbetweenthenorthandsouthduringtheauthorstime.,SouthernGothicisaliterarytraditionthatcameintoitsownintheearlytwentiethcentury.ItisrootedintheGothicstyle,whichhadbeenpopularinEuropeanliteratureformanycenturies.,Southern-Gothicliterature,Gothicwritersconcoctedwild,frighteningscenariosinwhichmyst

24、erioussecrets,supernaturaloccurrences,andcharactersextremeduressconspiredtocreateabreathlessreadingexperience.Gothicstylefocusedonthemorbidandgrotesque,andthegenreoftenfeaturedcertainsetpiecesandcharacters:draftycastleslacedwithcobwebs,secretpassages,andfrightened,wide-eyedheroineswhoseinnocencedoes

25、notgountouched.,AlthoughSouthernGothicwritersborrowtheessentialingredientsoftheGothic,writersofSouthernGothicfictionwerenotinterestedinintegratingelementsofthesensationalsolelyforthesakeofcreatingsuspenseortitillation.TheyweredrawntotheelementsofGothicismforwhattheyrevealedabouthumanpsychologyandthe

26、dark,underlyingmotivesthatwerepushedtothefringesofsociety.,SouthernGothicwriterswereinterestedinexploringtheextreme,antisocialbehaviorsthatwereoftenareactionagainstaconfiningcodeofsocialconduct.SouthernGothicoftenhingedonthebeliefthatdailylifeandtherefinedsurfaceofthesocialorderwerefragileandillusor

27、y,disguisingdisturbingrealitiesortwistedpsyches.,ARoseforEmily:aSouthern-Gothicstory,ARoseforEmilyrevealstheinfluencethatSouthernGothichadonhiswriting:thisparticularstoryhasamoodyandforbiddingatmosphere;acrumblingoldmansion;anddecay,putrefaction,andgrotesquerie.,Faulknersworkusesthesensationalelemen

28、tstohighlightanindividualsstruggleagainstanoppressivesocietythatisundergoingrapidchange.AnotheraspectoftheSouthernGothicstyleisappropriationandtransformation.FaulknerhasappropriatedtheimageofthedamselindistressandtransformeditintoEmily,apsychologicallydamagedspinster.Hermentalinstabilityandnecrophil

29、ia恋尸狂havemadeheranemblematicSouthernGothicheroine.,6.Symbolism（象征）,a.EmilysHouseEmilyshouse,likeEmilyherself,isamonument,theonlyremainingemblemofadyingworldofSouthernaristocracy.Emilyshousealsorepresentsalienation,mentalillness,anddeath.,b.TheStrandofHairThestrandofhairisareminderoflovelostandtheoft

30、enperversethingspeopledointheirpursuitofhappiness.Thestrandofhairalsorevealstheinnerlifeofawomanwho,despitehereccentricities,wascommittedtolivinglifeonherowntermsandnotsubmittingherbehavior,nomatterhowshocking,totheapprovalofothers.,7.Characterperhapsthatwaswhywhatwouldhavebeenmerelyplumpnessinanoth

31、erwasobesityinher.P.410-411,Wehadlongthoughtofthemasatableau;MissEmilyaslenderfigureinwhiteinthebackground,herfatheraspraddledsilhouetteintheforeground,hisbackatherandclutchingahorsewhip,thetwoofthemframedbytheback-flungfrontdoor.P.412,Indirectcharacterizationoftenleavestheimpressionandjudgmentofach

32、aractertothereaderandhisimagination.Thewritergivesusinformationaboutacharacter,butwemustputthecluestogetherandformourownopinions.Generally,therearefivewaysforawritertoprovideindirectcharacterization.,1.Thewriterletsushearthecharacterspeak.Fromthespeechpatternanddelivery(dialogue)ofthecharacterwecanl

33、earnmuchcharacterization.Thinkaboutthewordsthecharacterusesindialogueandhowthedialogueisdelivered.,Indirectcharacterization,Hervoicewasdryandcold.“IhavenotaxesinJefferson.ColonelSartorisexplainedittome.Perhapsoneofyoucangainaccesstothecityrecordsandsatisfyyourselves.”“Butwehave.Wearethecityauthoriti

34、es,MissEmily.Didntyougetanoticefromthesheriff,signedbyhim?”“Ireceivedapaper,yes,”MissEmilysaid.“Perhapsheconsidershimselfthesheriff.IhavenotaxesinJefferson.”,“Butthereisnothingonthebookstoshowthat,yousee.Wemustgobythe”“SeeColonelSartoris.IhavenotaxesinJefferson.”“But,MissEmily”“SeeColonelSartoris.”(

35、ColonelSartorishadbeendeadalmosttenyears.)“IhavenotaxesinJefferson.Tobe!”TheNegroappeared.“Showthesegentlemenout.”P.411,2.Thewritercandescribehowthecharacterlooksanddresses.Althoughthewriterisgivingthisinformation,wemuststilltaketheinformationanddecideforourselveswhatittellsusaboutthecharacter.Wecre

36、atethecharacterinourimagination.,Shewassickforalongtime.Whenwesawheragain,herhairwascutshort,makingherlooklikeagirl,withavagueresemblancetothoseangelsincoloredchurchwindowssortoftragicandserene.,3.Thewritermayrevealcharacterizationbylettingthereaderlistentothecharactersinnerthoughtsandfeelings;somet

37、imesthisisaccomplishedwithinteriormonologue.Thismethodcanrevealmuchaboutacharacterbecausewearebasicallyhearing/seeinghow(andwhat)hethinksandfeels.Thewriterprovidesuswithalookattheinnerperson.,4.Thewriteroftenprovidescharacterizationbyrevealingwhatotherpeopleinthestorythinkorsayaboutthecharacter.Weca

38、nformimpressions,opinions,andjudgmentsaboutacharacterbywatchingtheinteractionbetweenthecharacterandotherpersonsinthestory.,“OfcourseaGriersonwouldnotthinkseriouslyofaNortherner,adaylaborer.”-P.413,5.Thewritercanalsoshowwhatthecharacterdoeshowthecharacteracts.Howacharacteractscanrevealmuchabouthisdis

39、positionandhelpsusunderstandwhatmotivateshisbehavior.,考试题型：,I.Blank-filling(102=20每空2分，共20分)e.g.1.The_isthesequenceofeventsorwhathappensinastory.The_referstoaclashbetweenopposingforces,usuallyforcingthemaincharacterintoadilemma.2.InHeartofDarkness,Kurtzdiesfinallywithawhispercry,“_!_”,whichisconside

40、redashisfinalreflectionuponhiswholelife.,II.MultipleChoice(101=10每小题1分，共10分),1.LordoftheFlieswas_sfirstsuccessinnovelwriting.A.JosephConradB.WilliamGoldingC.KatherineMansfieldD.SamuelBeckett,III.PassageIdentification(102=20每空2分，共20分)1.“Howextraordinary!Rosemarypeeredthroughthedusk,andthegirlgazedbac

41、kather.Howmorethanextraordinary!AndsuddenlyitseemedtoRosemarysuchanadventure.ItwaslikesomethingoutofanovelbyDostoevsky,thismeetinginthedusk”A.Theabovepassageisfrom_(thenameofthework).B.Itwaswrittenby_(Authorsname).,V.TerminologyExplanation(45=20每小题5分，共20分),E.g.streamofconsciousness,V.Questions(310=3

42、0每小题10分，共30分)Writeashortessayofmorethan150wordsforeachquestionbelow.WriteyouressaysontheANSWERSHEET.,考试注意事项：,1.作品名字的书写：最好加上引号或下划线；2.作者名字要写全名：如：WilliamWordsworth3.问答题要保证回答全面，150words,WhatcausedthetragedyofEmily?HerfatherHerloverThetownpeopleherself,Herfather,hehaddrivenawayalltheyoungmenwhoproposetoE

43、milyasifthatqualityofherfatherwhichhadthwartedherwomanslifesomanytimeshadbeentoovirulentandtoofurioustodie.,Herlover,Homerhadremarked-helikedmen;Hewasnotamarryingman.,Thetownpeople,thensomeoftheladiesbegantosaythatitwasadisgracetothetownandabadexampletotheyoungpeople,Herself,Emilyenforcesherownsense

44、oflawandconduct,suchaswhensherefusestopayhertaxesorstateherpurposeforbuyingthepoison.Emilyalsoskirtsthelawwhensherefusestohavenumbersattachedtoherhousewhenfederalmailserviceisinstituted.Herdismissalofthelaweventuallytakesonmoresinisterconsequences,asshetakesthelifeofthemanwhomsherefusestoallowtoabandonher.,